sam sax is the author of Madness (Penguin, 2017) winner of The National Poetry Series and ‘Bury It’ (Wesleyan University Press, 2018) winner of the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. He’s received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Lambda Literary, & the MacDowell Colony. He’s the two-time Bay Area Grand Slam Champion, winner of the Gulf Coast Prize, The Iowa Review Award, & American Literary Award. His poems have appeared in BuzzFeed, The New York Times, Poetry Magazine, Tin House + other journals. He’s the poetry editor at BOAAT Press.

Home of the Two Idiots Peddling Poetry reading series, a weekly open mic with featured poets, located in downtown Orange.

Bring your poetry and sign up for the open reading, or relax and enjoy the featured poets.

Either way, take in the cozy atmosphere of the venue and join a friendly community of writers from all walks of life and all levels of experience.